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WSC 2007: Mohan Chunkath [#25]

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On this page, you will find information about Mohan Chunkath, who is competing at the 2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 10-14, -270, and is ranked #80.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information

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Given name(s): Mohan
Surname(s): Chunkath
Home: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Awards: 1999 2001 NSC
Hobbies: crossword puzzles; Origami
Occupation: Civil servant
Notes: A/k/a Mohan Verghese Chunkath
WSC 1999 Rank: 21
WSC 2001 Rank: 59
2007 World SCRABBLE® Championship Team: India

Rank Diagram

Tournament Ups and Downs

Each pole is labelled at the top with the tournament round. The player’s rank that round is shown below.

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Round by Round

High score: 512
Average for: 402
Average against: 413

Before the Tournament   

Chunkath is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits).

Round 1

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Wales

Chunkath played #105 Gareth Williams (Wal) and won 408 to 332 (a spread of 76).

Current ranking: #29.

Current record: 1-0, +76.

Round 2

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Bahrain

Chunkath played #106 Mohammed Zafar Ali (BHR) and lost 369 to 397 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #44.

Current record: 1-1, +48.

Round 3

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England

Chunkath played #52 Wayne Kelly (Eng) and lost 368 to 582 (a spread of -214).

Current ranking: #85.

Current record: 1-2, -166.

Round 4

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England

Chunkath played #78 Adam Philpotts (Eng) and lost 401 to 452 (a spread of -51).

Current ranking: #88.

Current record: 1-3, -217.

Round 5

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Singapore

Chunkath played #103 Hubert Wee (SGP) and lost 359 to 413 (a spread of -54).

Current ranking: #91.

Current record: 1-4, -271.

Round 6

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Trinidad and Tobago

Chunkath played #69 Anthony Modeste (TTO) and won 464 to 415 (a spread of 49).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 2-4, -222.

Round 7

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Tanzania

Chunkath played #33 Mushtak Esmail (TZA) and won 388 to 326 (a spread of 62).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 3-4, -160.

Round 8

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Thailand

Chunkath played #86 Weera Saengsit (THA) and won 468 to 367 (a spread of 101).

Current ranking: #54.

Current record: 4-4, -59.

Round 9

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Singapore

Chunkath played #24 Jie Ming Benjamin Chow (SGP) and lost 373 to 407 (a spread of -34).

Current ranking: #64.

Current record: 4-5, -93.

Round 10

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Indonesia

Chunkath played #7 Ferdy Anthonius (IDN) and lost 406 to 434 (a spread of -28).

Current ranking: #77.

Current record: 4-6, -121.

Round 11

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England

Chunkath played #54 Terry Kirk (Eng) and won 413 to 403 (a spread of 10).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 5-6, -111.

Round 12

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Pakistan

Chunkath played #46 Wajid Iqbal (PAK) and lost 370 to 425 (a spread of -55).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 5-7, -166.

Round 13

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England

Chunkath played #31 Di Dennis (Eng) and won 413 to 367 (a spread of 46).

Current ranking: #66.

Current record: 6-7, -120.

Round 14

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United States

Chunkath played #50 Sam Kantimathi (USA) and lost 333 to 450 (a spread of -117).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 6-8, -237.

Round 15

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United States

Chunkath played #80 Daniel Pratt (USA) and lost 303 to 508 (a spread of -205).

Current ranking: #81.

Current record: 6-9, -442.

Round 16

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Japan

Chunkath played #67 Manabu Matsuda (JPN) and lost 385 to 396 (a spread of -11).

Current ranking: #87.

Current record: 6-10, -453.

Round 17

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Netherlands

Chunkath played #16 Anand Buddhdev (NLD) and won 512 to 330 (a spread of 182).

Current ranking: #75.

Current record: 7-10, -271.

Round 18

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Germany, Federal Republic of

Chunkath played #48 Llewellin Jegels (DEU) and won 469 to 399 (a spread of 70).

Current ranking: #70.

Current record: 8-10, -201.

Round 19

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Kuwait

Chunkath played #81 Shakir Reshamwala (KWT) and won 497 to 388 (a spread of 109).

Current ranking: #63.

Current record: 9-10, -92.

Round 20

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India

Chunkath played #42 Varisht Hingorani (IND) and lost 424 to 426 (a spread of -2).

Current ranking: #67.

Current record: 9-11, -94.

Round 21

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England

Chunkath played #57 Harshan Lamabadusuriya (Eng) and lost 318 to 420 (a spread of -102).

Current ranking: #76.

Current record: 9-12, -196.

Round 22

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Canada

Chunkath played #58 Tony Leah (CAN) and won 494 to 430 (a spread of 64).

Current ranking: #71.

Current record: 10-12, -132.

Round 23

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United States

Chunkath played #59 Robert Linn (USA) and lost 382 to 383 (a spread of -1).

Current ranking: #74.

Current record: 10-13, -133.

Round 24

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New Zealand

Chunkath played #40 Jeff Grant (NZL) and lost 332 to 469 (a spread of -137).

Current ranking: #80.

Current record: 10-14, -270.